Evidence Based Policing

Evidence-based policing is a way of making decisions about ‘what works’ in policing. It helps the police service make more informed decisions about what policies and practices are cost-effective and improve their service to the public.

This event will begin by giving the audience an overview of the value of research evidence, how it is collected, shared and implemented in policing practice. Police officers and academics will present their findings from trials of body-worn video and hotspot policing, illustrating the challenges of conducting research in an operational policing environment and how results can influence police practice.

The second session focuses on domestic abuse, estimated to account for 11% of reported crime in 2015. Speakers will present an overview of the interventions to improve outcomes for victims and their families, as well as offenders. Results from a trial using conditional cautioning to reduce re-offending will be shared, followed by perspectives from a charity supporting victims of domestic abuse.

The final session focuses on community policing, with talks covering research on stop and search, approaches to policing extremism, and insights from psychology for officers on the beat.

Attendees are welcome to attend all three sessions, but please let us know if you want to register for a particular session only.

POST is grateful to the Economic and Social Research Council for sponsoring this event.

The event is being held in the Attlee Suite in Portcullis House. The entrance to Portcullis House is marked as number 4 on this map of Parliament ( PDF 537 KB). Please allow twenty minutes to clear security. Let us know if there is anything to make this event more accessible to you.

Schedule

The event will be chaired by James Berry MP, for Kingston and Surbiton.